God's imitator

Chapter 48 Why

[The game will begin in 30 seconds. Please place your hands and feet into the locks on the target and get ready.]

Each shot of the nail gun grants 2000 minutes of activation time. The mechanism will automatically deactivate after 10 minutes.

Zhang Peng stood in front of the target, put his hands and feet into the locks on the target, and a series of "click" sounds rang out, locking him firmly on the target in a "T" shape.

"Uncle Ding! I was wrong! I don't want to die!"

Zhang Peng was still shouting, but the game had already started.

“Crack!”

The nail gun in the machine was not much different from the nail gun used in daily life, and the sound was not very noticeable, but the speed at which the nails flew out was still terrifying enough.

With a "thud," the nail easily drove into the target area on the upper left side of Zhang Peng's head.

"what!!"

Zhang Peng started screaming uncontrollably. Clearly, if the nail had been just a little off course and hit him in the forehead, he would already be a corpse.

The only good news is that the nail gun's firing rate is slightly lower than the frequency of the Iron Maiden's needle pricks in cell number 4.

However, this also made Zhang Peng's wait even longer.

The second one.

The third one.

The fourth one.

Zhang Peng was terrified every time, but luckily he wasn't hit by any nails.

However, just as he breathed a slight sigh of relief, a sharp nail pierced his left forearm with a whistling sound.

"Ah!! Ah!!!"

Zhang Peng screamed in agony, his voice hoarse.

Ding Wenqiang felt extremely irritated. Zhang Peng's injuries were clearly not as severe as Gao Zhankui's, but his shouts were many times louder.

……

Please hold a vote on the fairness of the King's actions.

The broadcast sounded again, and Lin Sizhi pressed '×'.

The voting results are √√×√××√√×√

Final fairness rating: 20

Thank you for your review!

This trial has once again sparked serious disagreements among the audience.

Four audience members, including Lin Sizhi, chose ×.

Since no time was deducted from the visa application, it means that this is their true intention.

However, they clearly didn't think Zhang Peng deserved to be punished; rather, they felt the punishment was too severe.

Although Zhang Peng was the most heinous of the five, his most serious crime was robbery, and according to him, he had already been sentenced to three years in prison.

Unlike all the previous cells, Cell No. 5 can be dead on the first game if you're unlucky.

Moreover, the sensory stimulation from a nail gun is indeed too strong.

Some viewers don't bother to calculate the exact probability that the nail gun could hit Zhang Peng's fatal spot; they instinctively feel that the punishment is too harsh.

However, this result made Lin Sizhi start to think.

"Strange, given the prison cell design in this game, it's almost inevitable that an unjust outcome will occur."

"Because the punishments in Cells 4 and 5 are a bit too severe, no matter which prisoner is thrown in, some viewers may feel it's unfair."

"With such a strict lie detector mechanism, there is almost no room for ambiguity in the audience's vote."

"So, what is the point of a fair vote?"

Lin Sizhi flipped through the previous fairness ratings while gently tapping the table in deep thought.

……

[The 40000 minutes of visa time have been credited to the player.]

The lock on the target opened automatically, and Zhang Peng fell to the ground, rolling around and howling in pain.

There were 20 nails in total, 4 of which hit him, but fortunately none of them were in vital areas. Although the scene looked somewhat frightening, Zhang Peng's injuries were probably less severe than Gao Zhankui's.

[Viewer #7 tipped Ding Wenqiang 6000 minutes of visa processing time. Additional information: Cell #4 will continue.]

[Viewer #2 tipped Ding Wenqiang 6000 minutes of visa processing time. Additional information: Cell #5, 10,000 yuan.]

The audience, who had just been focused on Gao Zhankui, began to diverge. Audience member number 7 was still pointing at Gao Zhankui, but audience member number 2 had smoothly switched their attention to Zhang Peng.

[Viewer #1 tipped Ding Wenqiang 6000 minutes of visa processing time, with the added message: "A scoundrel like him deserves to die."]

Upon hearing this message, Ding Wenqiang was somewhat moved.

He glanced at the four prisoners locked in different cells and suddenly realized that Audience Member Number 1 was right; the one who deserved to die the most among the four was Zhang Peng.

The other three individuals, while each with their own sins, at least did not directly and seriously violate the law.

On the other hand, Zhang Peng, who steals, robs, and is lazy, not only makes no contribution to society but also brings disaster.

If he hadn't impulsively decided to rob Ding Wenqiang and beaten him up, the deliveryman wouldn't have died.

Yes, Zhang Peng should bear the primary responsibility! He is the culprit who killed that deliveryman!
Ding Wenqiang felt like vomiting just thinking about Zhang Peng's ugly, fawning face.

If Zhang Peng hadn't been fanning the flames, he wouldn't have been in such a hurry to send Wang Yongxin and Gao Zhankui in.

With this in mind, Ding Wenqiang returned to cell number 5.

Zhang Peng was terrified: "Uncle Ding! Uncle Ding, I was wrong, please let me go!"

Just then, another broadcast came on.

[Viewer #5 tipped Ding Wenqiang 4000 minutes of visa processing time, with the message: You're going to prison.]

……

Ding Wenqiang was stunned for a moment, and was once again somewhat confused.

He vaguely remembered audience member number 5.

This is the person who exposed Zhang Peng before.

However, Ding Wenqiang did not understand what "you are going to the prison cell" meant.

He looked at Wang Yongxin beside him again.

Wang Yongxin's expression was also somewhat surprised, but after thinking for a moment, he suddenly showed a delighted expression: "You can do it like this? Wait, it seems... it really works!"

Ding Wenqiang was puzzled: "What do you mean?"

Wang Yongxin struggled to his feet, grabbed the bars of the cell, and explained, "Uncle Ding, there's a way for everyone to survive in this game!"
"The game says that the danger of each trial game in these cells doubles. Judging from the situation in cell number 4, someone is very likely to die in the third trial game."

"There will be 10 games in total. If there are four prisoners, it means that someone will inevitably die. If you are lucky, one person will die, and if you are unlucky, two people will die!"

"But we've all fallen into a misconception that you can also end up in a prison cell!"
"The rules of the game state that whether we are the 'King' or the 'Prisoner,' we are all 'sinners.' And the trial game in the cell is for all sinners!"
"Therefore, you can also enter any cell."

"If there are five people, then each person only needs to play two games."

No one will die.

"No one will die!"

Wang Yongxin was already somewhat desperate.

With 10 games and four prisoners, it means that two prisoners will inevitably be forced to undergo three trial games.

The rules state that in most games, by the third trial, the prisoner's life will be in danger.

Although Wang Yongxin felt that the two unlucky spots might not necessarily fall to him, what if they did?
But now, audience member number 5 has pointed out that if Ding Wenqiang could also enter the cell, then the 10-round trial game would be easily completed.

Whether Ding Wenqiang enters cell number 3 or cell number 6, as long as he completes two rounds of the trial game, the burden on the others will be greatly reduced.

Moreover, cells 3 and 6 are not particularly dangerous cells overall.

Ding Wenqiang lowered his head, lost in thought.

[Viewer #7 tipped Ding Wenqiang 2000 minutes of visa processing time, with the message: Don't go.]

[Viewer #1 tipped Ding Wenqiang 3000 minutes of visa processing time, with the following question: On what grounds?]

Time passed by minute by minute.

Ding Wenqiang raised his head: "Yes, why should I?"

(End of this chapter)